abismo

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• IPA^(key): /aˈbismo/
• Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mo
• Rhymes: -ismo

abismo (accusative singular abismon, plural abismoj, accusative plural abismojn)

1. (geography) abyss
2. (figuratively) oblivion
3. (figuratively) gulf, irreconcilable difference

   Inter niaj opinioj estas abismo.

   There is a vast gulf between our opinions.

From Late Latin *abyssimus, from Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), ἀ- (a-, “not”)+ βυσσός (bussós, “depth”). Displaced Old Portuguese avisso.

• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbiʒ.mu/
• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbiz.mu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ˈbiz.mo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈβiʒ.mu/
• Hyphenation: a‧bis‧mo

abismo m (plural abismos)

1. abyss (a bottomless or unfathomed depth)

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:abismo.

• precipício
• despenhadeiro

• abismal
• abissal
• abismar

From Late Latin *abyssimus (whence also French abîme, Portuguese abismo, English abysm), alteration of Latin abyssus, from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”).

• IPA^(key): /aˈbismo/, [aˈβizmo]

abismo m (plural abismos)

1. abyss

• precipicio m, sima f

• abisal

• “abismo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.